What a blessing the North Texas Light the World Giving Machine has been to GRACE! Presented to us as a unique and new to the area concept, we could not have imaged what a welcome and unexpected (as you can see from our faces!) surprise the outcome would be! We are truly honored and thrilled to have been selected for this initiative and deeply appreciate the opportunity to bring the mission of GRACE and the story of our clients to hundreds who have never heard of what we do. By using a Giving Machine, donors were able to support GRACE by selecting one of three cards we placed in the machine that demonstrated the impact you could make in the lives of our clients during the 2023 holiday season. What is a Giving Machine? It’s simply a vending machine where individuals can select items to donate to charity. It’s as

24 Hours in ’24 The 2024 edition of “24 Hours of GRACE” is in the books! “24 Hours in ‘24” was a resounding success, thanks to your wonderful generosity! THANK YOU! Your gifts and pledges help energize the GRACE mission and strengthen our programs and services. GRACE is truly blessed to have such generous and forward-looking friends. Many reached out to their friends and invited them to join in! And so many did! Few agencies help as many people in as many different ways as GRACE. Still, the GRACE mission is only a channel through which your generosity reaches those in need. Your support provides stability, and strengthens GRACE’s ability to serve the needs of our clients and their families. GRACE is honored, humbled, and fortunate to play a small role in ensuring your donations are used efficiently and effectively to serve the needs in our community. Because of your

  In observation of Easter and Good Friday, GRACE sites will be operating under adjusted hours as listed below: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Donation Station: 8:00 – 5:00 pm GRACEful Buys Resale Stores: 9:30 – 6:00 pm GRACE Main Offices/Food Pantry/Community Clinic: 9:00 – 3:00 pm   Friday, March 29, 2024 Donation Station: CLOSED GRACEful Buys Resale Stores: CLOSED GRACE Main Offices/Food Pantry/Community Clinic: CLOSED Saturday, March 30, 2024 Donation Station: 8:00 – 5:00 pm GRACEful Buys Resale Stores: 9:30 – 6:00 pm GRACE Main Offices/Food Pantry/Community Clinic: CLOSED Sunday, March 31, 2024 Donation Station: CLOSED GRACEful Buys Resale Stores: CLOSED GRACE Main Offices/Food Pantry/Community Clinic: CLOSED   For inquires about receiving assistance, please call 817-488-7009. If you have an emergency that cannot wait until Monday, please call our emergency line at 817-602-1204. Stay safe and have a blessed Easter weekend!

Tuesday, March 26, our “24 Hours of GRACE” will ask you to help us help those in need. This “24 Hours of GRACE” is your chance to do the very most good for the people GRACE serves. Past donors to our “24 Hours of GRACE” campaigns have funded GRACE Hunger Services, Housing Services, Health Services, Emergency Services, Senior Services, and Children’s Services—our entire Continuum of Care. “24 Hours” gifts have helped GRACE broaden services, and develop new ways to help those in need. These gifts gave hope to many who had no where else to turn. “24 Hours” gifts in March 2020, helped us survive the terrifying times during the start of the pandemic. Since we began “24 Hours of GRACE” in 2013, these gifts have touched the lives of so many families in so many ways. “24 Hours” gifts have never been needed more than this year—“24 Hours in

It is truly the fact that such a supportive community surrounds GRACE that we are able to step into the story of our clients at their most vulnerable, and empower them through compassionate assistance and hopeful guidance. Our story from February is of a woman who came to GRACE looking for just this type of empowerment. She and her husband moved to Texas looking to begin again now that all of their children were adults. Her hope was that the abuse would end with the change of circumstances, but this hope was quickly dashed after another physical altercation occurred after only a short time in our state. She finally decided to walk away from the abuse, and her marriage, of over 25 years. Due to her spouse’s controlling nature, she was unable to develop relationships or generate resources for herself. She had to summon all of her courage to walk

Exciting news for the 2024 GRACE Gala! It will be coming back home in Grapevine for its 21st year. The “angels among us” Gala will be on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. Equally as exciting is that this year’s chairs are Theresa and Justin Mason. “This year is going to be very special,” says Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Cox. “We are honored and excited to bring the GRACE Gala home to Grapevine. I am especially excited to be working with our 2024 Chairs, Theresa and Justin Mason.” Theresa and Justin Mason are no strangers to the Grapevine community as they have lived and worked in Grapevine since 2012. Theresa has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 and has started, sold and continues to run multiple businesses including two painting companies, a non-profit, a real

The City of Grapevine is GRACE’s home. It is vibrant, growing, unique, and thriving. But if there is one quality the GRACE staff is thankful for above all others, it’s that the staff, elected officials, and leadership committees of the city strive to remain aware of all the facets of their city. The City of Grapevine has been an ally of GRACE since its founding. We have partnered together for decades to provide a safety net of support and resources designed to assure that the residents of Grapevine and the service industry workers that make this city the destination it is are being well cared for. At the February 6th City Council meeting, GRACE CEO, Rebecca Cox gave city officials a ‘State of GRACE’ update ahead of the release of the funds already approved by the council to support GRACE programs and services. Here are the highlights presented to City

Tuesday, February 13th marked the first official Discover GRACE! We’ve been looking forward to this event, and are looking forward to many more. If you haven’t heard of Discover GRACE, let us tell you what it’s all about! The goal is simple: We want to share our mission and stories with our community, and to hear from them their ideas and history with GRACE in return! Formerly known as our Volunteer Orientation, Discover GRACE is opening our doors and inviting in the community— not just volunteers— to a behind the scenes look at the work GRACE staff does— and how you play an indispensable role in all that is accomplished. Here, guests will learn about GRACE’s mission and history, hear from GRACE staff about the work they do, experience a tour of GRACE Main, then regroup in the community room for questions, ideas, and if guests are interested, filling out

“I always loved GRACE from afar from what I knew of the agency,” said Rebecca Cox, GRACE Chief Executive Officer, reflecting on her first days with GRACE. Now, looking back on the first 90 days of her tenure, she concludes, “But now I truly understand the depth of feeling, the dedication of every person involved with GRACE, and the utterly inspiring feeling I get serving this mission. And that feeling grows day-by-day.” Literally, Rebecca’s “Day 1” duty was to preside over the grand opening of GRACE’s Christmas Cottage on December 4. A whirlwind of a joyous Christmas Season and Year End activities followed. “[Christmastime] was a season both of need and of giving,” said Rebecca. GRACE Hunger Services, Housing Services, and Children’s Services all posted record numbers served. Fortunately, the generosity of people in the community kept pace. “We had churches, businesses, and schools holding food drives all month long,”

Last month, poker players both young and old put their skills to the test in the 6th annual GRACE Poker Tournament! On Saturday, February 3rd, guests arrived at Park Place Land Rover DFW and experienced celebrity-style treatment with a red carpet! Hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Scratch Kitchen and a selection of wines courtesy of Classic Wine were enjoyed by all as players prepared to settle in for the tournament. Blackjack tables and even a practice poker table were also available for those who weren’t quite ready to play in the official game. The four rounds of poker were guided by Bryan Campanello, champion of the 44th Annual World Series of Poker, and strong supporter of GRACE. With each round, the number of players dwindled…until the final three remained! In the end, Brad Wilson with Parity Consultants was crowned this year’s GRACE Poker Tournament champion! Congratulations, Brad – and well done